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What you've all been waiting for: Harvard was ranked first in free throw percentage in the latest NCAA statistics, hitting at an 80.7 percent clip.
Harvard's percentage 81.1 percent, which should be good enough to keep it in the number one slot for the next week.
The 81.1 number comes despite a five-for-10 performance last weekend at Cornell that was Harvard's worst showing from the charity stripe since December 30, 1978, when the Crimson shot 42.9 percent from the line against Fordham in the Rainbow Classic.
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By the way, Harvard lost to as Arizona State squad in that 1978 Rainbow Classic that included five players currently in the NBA.
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Junior Pat Smith has played 95 straight minutes without a turnover.
What's more, the point guard has committed just four giveaways in the last 234 minutes. That's an average of one turnover every 58.5 minutes.
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